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as well as many neighbouring cities in North Rhine-Westphalia. Eugene
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1455:(in German). Herford
1430:(in German). Herford
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1177:Heinrich von Herford
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725:Saint James' Church
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639:. A century later,
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1404:. PA. 18 July 2014
1329:Philipp Heithölter
1310:(born 1960), 96th
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